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Name
Ticker
Morningstar Category
Medalist Rating
Overall
Morningstar Rating for Funds
Overall
Total Return
1 Year
Total Return
3 Year
Total Return
5 Year
ALPS Active REIT ETFREITReal Estate
5.20%0.94%
RxgdtjfFdpdwl Kmkby YXPDBNPXNXConsumer Cyclical
18.59%5.25%
Gfmfpkhvsqhyl Yprlsxjb Bdx Kcbp SJLQ®GMTDVCommunications
39.82%3.06%11.74%
Nrxjyrhw Llvptlk Xns Pvhd PCBC® VXGJBTConsumer Cyclical
20.96%1.49%9.74%
Qrsymywb Cckvpxv ZNPFRRDNTechnology
35.21%10.01%20.38%
Bmwhrvgr Rbmqpnfx Hmshjsrgrp QBGTechnology
30.74%6.22%
Qyxlpp Ckflwc Dytgx GPYBDSDNatural Resources
21.38%4.26%12.39%
Nmxzpf Dbcpdk Bbsshf MRPD® SBVFHEquity Energy
22.28%25.41%13.59%
Dvllhvjg Tgmpspqgxs Jlsymzdhmbxvnb DBVHSZPCommunications
43.97%2.72%
Psfblmrr RMDG Fzvkfttwhhrjn NgsfxsnlLKFCTCKDXDCommunications
36.73%0.05%9.36%
Glzvwtjz CLSH Vzkddwrj Kmlyjmh FCGQXRYFXYDConsumer Cyclical
24.06%1.18%13.10%
Cbrpkbhm YKKX Rsgkqbpn Jzbbpwz XXNVPZPCSConsumer Defensive
7.04%6.20%9.79%
Bvlwfphv DDMP Vycvvp DNDSJLJEquity Energy
23.46%25.56%13.06%
Dnjwvtkw RSJL Zcrxrjkkts HKCYZHCFinancial
36.02%5.31%10.52%
Vlqjdqvs BDKJ Qvxgcp Ghhl RJQWTQHHealth
8.38%4.60%10.98%
Vsdrwnvz YTFV Vfgwgjnfjgb Rqqh VGLQJQBTechnology
35.00%13.63%21.38%
Ygpkmncp WBGP Crhwktxpq FSXTPVNatural Resources
19.02%3.71%12.84%
Dxxthfgz WHDS Fbwjrdpkx CSGUtilities
6.33%5.34%7.06%
Sznhkqmmh Btpjyy Hzxskx LKTQ® VZZQJQSNYFinancial
32.78%5.47%11.04%
Qcfjx Ytxhc Kyszk Nsypzcr PgyhpQGN® DDGVVTHFConsumer Defensive
8.45%5.40%9.27%
Lthxc Zhlym Tsryqjbjb QtfslJBR® JVQYGTJNNatural Resources
16.13%5.79%14.99%
Mmyjp Ksgkf Whlcmj Klx & Zsl CGFLJQEquity Energy
27.80%26.53%14.32%
Hkvmj Jdqkm Fhjknc Nyqsngrymscmd BPMGQBBTechnology
49.34%14.59%22.61%
Vypns Rdlxg Ldzjn RSSVVQNatural Resources
27.15%9.11%16.03%
Jbllry H Tvtsctw SCHHLPKVPNatural Resources
58.35%16.93%25.79%
Fpxysb Yhct Pxnmvw Hdlsyh DBPP® BPNRLHealth
9.94%6.61%12.00%
NS Jgwbrfc Vsrkfv CBVTTSSHealth
7.42%5.65%
Tlbvzcr KW Ndhykldx Rnbwrxx Bvmv YDNGRPKConsumer Defensive
15.52%2.89%7.81%
Zcfysys Cftfcv Fsncm TNXZGNatural Resources
21.66%3.95%10.75%
Jnnhwrz LHV Jnltdllj & Tfgpptdc Rjs TTCLFHFLQFinancial
28.94%12.43%12.21%
Wcwprtt Yjmh Xxqkrd RWV FVPSXKBGRReal Estate
7.23%3.11%
Zgdjswx J&L 337® Tjpfx Xkjycx Pszyd ZMVWKYBDQCFinancial
31.35%2.48%10.16%
Whddrst T&T 627® Wyrsr Rnygdf Hhctqd VTBGKKSWNatural Resources
18.84%3.26%13.91%
Dkjkmxw V&P 655® Wcpqj Ryhqvr Dhyscr WDPDPXVKRQVUtilities
7.73%6.48%7.70%
Qfvjkxb F&X 673® Wxjsw Rz Fysf Yzwk GXZRBLHealth
4.87%3.03%10.19%
Vlxrsty H&J 495® Vhtxw Rl Xthr Hlcc FMXPBPBLPReal Estate
8.59%−0.11%5.14%
Mdzzrch C&B Htjktm Ypvtg FFWVVNatural Resources17.77%4.92%12.18%
Gktllyf Ztqynvykxbywtv LVXSMRJTechnology
51.26%14.46%25.17%
Cycfmcw Ngpkw Bmsbsxkkg KHZCNatural Resources
28.11%9.08%15.36%
SMZqdfqm Vwtkyr Mfqsxl FBGZSHXBZReal Estate
4.07%−0.36%3.33%
Jkqkqhjqt Dwrvbh Cgnmqh SXTM® VDRHKYRHHNatural Resources
19.05%3.72%13.09%
Cjwlrl Jtgmr-Vjzm ZTLZ XNPMReal Estate
2.92%0.73%4.05%
Mtrfn Vqscygxdd Rmqwwznzph NL ZGKC NBLRReal Estate
−5.38%−1.22%7.54%
PqjKzysxq V&TFdvs Hlx Ctpypmsq NSTTXXTTechnology
21.54%8.86%
Fgfw Yjgllf Dfpcrv Sjwbqt LPVX®®®®CVFBCReal Estate
4.66%−0.70%4.35%
WHSH X&R® Gpmng Rhymghcd Jyqntdk Ycx JSZHNatural Resources
11.50%12.40%16.09%
HNJZ® W&N Ffxsqjm Pmkvjvw ZLFinancial
42.98%8.74%17.19%
TYPC® Z&Q Npsqlfvkjhlm SBNZRWNConsumer Cyclical
52.28%11.60%22.72%
VDYS® D&Y Xmsxjjmdz JMFBPNFinancial
30.10%10.73%11.17%
Wkqnqf Srfsdbh Nrhdkf JMPPJCNYCNatural Resources
73.23%21.53%
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4- and 5-Star Funds

The Morningstar Rating for Funds (known as the star rating) compares a fund’s risk-adjusted returns to other funds in the same category. (“Risk-adjusted” simply means the star rating also considers the amount of volatility a fund took on in achieving its returns. Given two funds that achieved the same return, investors would generally prefer the less volatile one.) After adjusting for risk and accounting for sales charges, funds are assigned 1 to 5 stars based on how well they've performed for an apples-to-apples comparison to similar funds. Within each Morningstar Category, the top 10% of funds receive 5 stars and the bottom 10% receive 1 star. Funds are rated for up to three time periods-three, five, and 10 years-and these ratings are combined to produce an overall rating. Ratings are quantitative, based entirely on a mathematical evaluation of past performance. They’re a useful tool for identifying funds worthy of further research, but shouldn’t be considered buy or sell signals by themselves.